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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Sounds delicious, June! Thanks for sharing this. I wonder if I can
>>> find instant dashi powder at the Thai market? Hmmmm.
>>
>> I don't know if Thai cooking really uses anything like dashi, but if
>> it's a big market with other Asian foodstuffs, you'll probably find
>> it, since dashi is one of the fundamental Japanese flavorings.
>>
>> June
>
> It's a fairly large market and they do carry other Asian items. I'll have
> to check next time I'm in the area
>
> Jill
>
>

Stay away at all costs from instant dashi. It is almost always laden with
MSG and vastly inferior to the real item, which is ridiculously easy to
make.

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